Forgery, larceny, OWI net prison term

A 31-year-old Afton woman will serve between 18 months and 14 years in prison for felony convictions of forgery, larceny over $1,000 and operating a vehicle while impaired, second offense.

Cheboygan County's 53rd Circuit Court Judge Scott Pavlich issued the sentence Tuesday for Stacey Bruder. According to a news release from the Cheboygan County Prosecutor's Office, the offense of operating while impaired occurred in December of 2013 when Bruder was pulled over for a traffic stop in Tuscarora Township. After Bruder’s vehicle was stopped she attempted to flee by crossing the frozen Sturgeon River. The ice broke and she was later arrested for the drinking and driving offense.

In January, Bruder forged multiple checks totaling $980, which belonged to a family member. She also stole jewelry and other items valued at more than $1,000 from the same family member, according to the news release. Following the forgery and larceny and while on bond for the driving offense, Bruder and her ex-husband, Marty Bruder, absconded to Independence, Kansas. Marty Bruder was on felony probation for failure to pay child support at the time. They were eventually apprehended and the Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Department handled their transport back to Cheboygan County.